freshwater puffers?????? community tank????

It depends on the species, different puffers thrive in different salinities. I would say no, as Dwarf Puffers will attack if they aren't stimulated. If you really want puffers I would get a 10 gallon for dwarf puffers, live plants, and oto catfish. Try sticking to 2-3 DP's, and a few otos for a 10 gallon. (These are all freshwater)

You could get a F8 in a brackish 20 gallon, with a few bumblebee gobies. Another otpion is a sole GSP in a 29+. (Both are brackish, although A FEW will tolerate freshwater)
 
user_name said:
It depends on the species, different puffers thrive in different salinities. I would say no, as Dwarf Puffers will attack if they aren't stimulated. If you really want puffers I would get a 10 gallon for dwarf puffers, live plants, and oto catfish. Try sticking to 2-3 DP's, and a few otos for a 10 gallon. (These are all freshwater)

You could get a F8 in a brackish 20 gallon, with a few bumblebee gobies. Another otpion is a sole GSP in a 29+. (Both are brackish, although A FEW will tolerate freshwater)
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Username is correct though i would like to point out that when he says "tolerate" that is the operative word because many brackish water fish especially bumblebee gobies have a greatly lessened lifespan if forced to live in freshwater for long as their life cycles require even marine conditions at specific points. Username would also be correct in stating that your best success would be having them in a species only tank.
best regards,
-Nick
 
Plague said:
I remember reading that figure 8 puffers were brackish fish that became full on marine as adults.

If you want puffers get a species tank with dwarf puffers (grow to 1") Do a lot of research too. I decided not to set up a 10 gallon species dwarf puffer tank solely because I felt their special food requirements would not be met by me. As mentioned before they have beaks.
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Green Spotted Puffer are the ones that can go full marine as adults (this is quite possibly where they are born to begin with). As far as I know Figure 8's prefer mid-range brackish and while they could possibly be acclimated to a marine environment, don't really thrive like GSP's do.

South American Puffers are a good calm FW puffer. But most advice on them says learn to trim the beak since they are the worst when it comes to beak-growth and snails never end up doing the job fully.

As far as I know, Dwarf Puffers don't really have much of a beak-growth maintenance problem. A crunchy diet is supposed to do it for them, rather then the snail requirement of the larger puffers. Not that snails wouldn't help, but they are just not supposed to actually absolutely require them like F8's, SAP's and GSP's. I don't have much experience with them personally though since I can't seem to find anyone willing to order them locally.
 
puffers

yes rather nippy and like brackish I took one out of the water to watch it puff up and it bit me
 
My DP was in a 10 gal with 2 Bumble Bee gobies and she never bothered them.



LenEdogg said:
yes rather nippy and like brackish I took one out of the water to watch it puff up and it bit me
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LenEdogg said:
yes rather nippy and like brackish I took one out of the water to watch it puff up and it bit me
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They can die from puffing up in the air. This should be avoided at all costs.
 
Before I did my research back when I was clueless, I bought a figure eight puffer from a super store (not a lfs) and had them with neon tetras. A few of the tetras didnt even make it through the night! The puffer went back to the store the next day, I don't even think they should be allowed to sell them at a super store. Unless I just got a "moody" puffer. Hah.
 
i'm sorry if my comments were unneccesarily rude, I just don't tolerate animal cruelty.
 
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